Mandela regrets Boesak remark

Johannesburg - President Nelson Mandela of South Africa is reported to have apologised for questioning the trial for theft and…

Johannesburg - President Nelson Mandela of South Africa is reported to have apologised for questioning the trial for theft and fraud of the former anti-apartheid clergyman Allan Boesak. The Attorney General of the Western Cape Province, Mr Frank Kahn, said he had received a statement from the president's office regretting any misunderstanding, according to the Star newspaper.

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